Alstroemeria named Stayelor

ABSTRACT

A new and distinctive Alstroemeria cultivar particularly distinguished by its medium sized flowers having generally white outer petals tipped with red and medially brushed therefrom with a light pink coloring thus providing a pinkish white appearing background for its inside petals which, in general, have a bright yellow color extending from the base for about three-fourths of the petal length and terminating in a tip end having a pinkish coloration substantially covering an otherwise white body, thus providing a flower having a generally white background for its distinguishing pink and yellow coloration; these flowers being carried on short, strong stems branching in a raceme manner from the upper portion of a tall main stem of a strong upright bush.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

This Alstroemeria cultivar originated as a hybrid seedling produced inmy nursery at Aalsmeer, Holland by my crossing of two plants,hereinafter identified, selected from a field of various Alstroemeriavarieties maintained at my nursery for breeding purposes. Thisparticular seedling was selected from those produced by the saidcross-hybrid because of the very unusual flower coloration on a planthaving abundant foliage and very favorable growth characteristics. Thisselected seedling was propagated by me at Aalsmeer by dividing its rootswith very satisfactory results and thereafter this selected plant waspropagated through several successive generations in the same mannerwhich demonstrated conclusively that the novel characteristics of theoriginally selected seedling would be maintained from generation togeneration and its homogeneity would be firmly established.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

My new Alstroemeria plant is illustrated by the accompanyingphotographic drawing which, in full color, shows the form and colorationof the flowers as they appear with relatively close spacing in a racememanner at the upper end portion of the flowering stem of the plant. Thecolors shown are as nearly true to those herein specified as isreasonably possible to obtain by conventional photographic procedures.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW PLANT

The following is a detail description of my new Alstroemeria plant asobserved from plants grown under greenhouse conditions in Aalsmeer,Holland, with the stated flower colors being according to the R.H.S.Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London, England.

THE PLANT

Origin: Seedling.

Parentage

Seed parent.--Plant number 1327-3.

Pollen parent.--Plant number 0333-1.

These parent plants are so identified in my business records of thepresent cultivar maintained at the office of our Aalsmeer nursery andthe production of the aforementioned hybrid and the selected seedlingare also there recorded.

Classification:

Botanic.--Alstroemeria hybrid.

Commercial.--Alstroemeria.

Form: A very tall, upright bush having a strong and vigorous growthhabit.

Height: About 250 cm. The plant having a rapid growth rate.

Main stem length: About 180 cm. depending upon the season.

Foliage:

Quantity.--Abundant.

Number of leaves.--25-35, depending upon the season when observed.Length -- 16-21 cm.

Size and shape of leaf.--The leaf is of a generally elliptic shape andthe average size will also depend upon the season.

Texture.--Leathery.

Color.--Upper side -- Dark Green. Under side -- Dark Grey/Green.

Rhizomes:

Size.--Varying according to the age of the plant.

Color.--White.

THE BUD

Size: Normal.

Shape: Initially pear shaped, becoming generally oblate with expansionand color expansion.

Diameter: About 1-1.5 cm.

Length: About 3-4 cm.

Rate of opening: Normal.

Color of petals: When petal begin to unfurl, RHS 348 with an edge of RHSCC 10-C. The color of the petals when the bud is maturing and opens isthe same as the color of the flower when the flower is open.

Peduncle length: 7-8 cm.

Character: Upright.

Color: RHS CC 143 CC.

THE FLOWER

Blooming habit: Continous and profusely all year with peak in May andAugust. It is not necessary to allow the plant (or rhizomes) to gothrough the dormant stage to induce blooming.

Size of bloom: Medium.

Diameter.--About 6.5 cm.

Depth.--About 4.5 cm.

Borne: Singly on a rigid stems containing one to three buds branchingoutwardly and upwardly from the main stem of the plant.

Shape: When bloom matures, funnel-like.

Petalage:

Number of petals.--6.

Arrangement.--Two concentric circles each having three petals, the outerpetals being triangularly spaced and the inner petals being divided witha pair of them in substantially parallel relation and extending upwardlyfrom the remaining third petal which extends downwardly.

Form.--Outer petals -- Cuneate with lightly serrated margins. Innerpetals -- Oblong mucronate apex and entire margins.

Texture.--Leathery.

Appearance.--Satiny.

Color.--Outer petals -- RHS 18-B longitudinally brushed with 33-D. Theouter petals take an off-white or creamy appearance at maturity. Reverseside -- brushed with 34-C/D. Inside petals -- both upper and reversesides body, 12-A with tip of 34-D, the upper side being heavily markedwith dark, longitudinal pencil stripes these pencil line markings arelocalized and appear only on the inner petals.

Discoloration after full bloom: In general, the flower turns to 31-C/D.

Persistence: The flower petals hang on and dry.

Lasting Quality:

On the plant.--About 18 days.

As cut flower.--About 12 days.

THE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS

Stamens:

Number.--Six.

Arrangement.--One opposite each petal.

Anthers.--Size: About 8 mm. Color: Orange/Brown.

Filaments.--Length: About 4 cm. Color: Base -- White. Tip -- Orange/Red.

Pollen.--Color: Yellow.

Pistils:

Number.--One.

Style.--Length: About 4 cm.

Color.--Orange/Red.

Character of ovaries:

Color.--Orange/Red.

FRUIT

Fertility: The fruit is not fertile.

Shape: Capsular (with no seeds).

Color at maturity: Light Brown.

I claim:
 1. A new and distinctive hybrid Alstroemeria plant,substantially as herein shown and described, characterized in particularby its medium sized flowers the outer petals of which are in general ofan off-white color with a dark pink mucronate tip and the bodylongitudinally brushed with pink and the inner petals being of oblongshape and having a yellow color over about three-quarters of the bodylength marked with many longitudinally extending pencil stripes.